only 10 MBPS max speed out of 10/100 MBPS NIC????

[Guest]

HI,
we now a days normally see that NIC cards having 10/100 MBPS speed marks.
now we get max of 10 MBPS only, where has this 100 MBPS gone. is it that its
just for name sake are can we expolit it which is hidden in settings
somewhere???

pls enlighten me...
aken

 

[Peter R. Fletcher]

In order to get 100 MBPS out of a dual standard NIC, it needs to be
connected to another 100 MBPS (or dual standard) device by means of an
appropriately wired (usually Category 5 or Category 5e) cable. If both
ends and the cable are 100 MBPS capable, the connection will normally
automatically configure itself to run at the higher speed. If the
cable or the device at either end is limiting, it won't. You typically
see this with cable and ADSL modems - they generally have 10 MBPS lan
interfaces, so whatever is connected to them runs at that speed.

HI,
we now a days normally see that NIC cards having 10/100 MBPS speed marks.
now we get max of 10 MBPS only, where has this 100 MBPS gone. is it that its
just for name sake are can we expolit it which is hidden in settings
somewhere???

pls enlighten me...
aken

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